WASHINGTON, April 14 -- ACS Energy Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features scientific advances in applied sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 8, Issue 4 edition: Focus Reviews: * Leveraging Low-Energy Structural Thermodynamics in Halide Perovskites * Multifunctional Electrochromic Devices for Energy Applications * Electrode Separators for the Next-Generation Alkaline Water Electrolyzers Letters: * Bri  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 14 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Senator Chris Hansen's, D-Denver, bill to support the use of agrivoltaics through grants from the Colorado Department of Agriculture passed out of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The bill, cosponsored by Senator Cleave Simpson, R-Alamosa, seeks to expand access to agrivoltaics, a cutting edge method to generate energy using solar panels over agricultural land without sacrifici  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 (TNSrpt) -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: As part of its longstanding effort to advance equity in the communities it serves, ComEd spent $963 million, or 43% of its total supply chain spend, with businesses owned by women, people of color and veterans in 2022. This brings its spend with diversity-certified suppliers since 2012 to $7.4 billion. Maintaining its commitment to local investment, ComEd spe  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine hosted an event at Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap to discuss clean energy tax credits, economic development, and job creation in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which Kaine helped pass last year. The event came from an idea Kaine had to bring local leaders, state and federal government officials, and businesses together to strategize on how to ta  more

ALBANY, New York, April 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $6.5 million awarded under the Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions program to support new insurance policies and products that will accelerate the adoption of clean technologies by consumers across New York State. The nonprofit InnSure was selected to deploy grants that will advance risk management and insurance market growth -  more

ALBANY, New York, April 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $8.3 million to 70 municipalities to install electric vehicle charging stations for public use. The transportation sector is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York, and these electric vehicle charging stations will help the state achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements under the Climate Leadership   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 14 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates monopoly utilities like Ameren Missouri, unanimously approved the utility's proposal to build and own a 150 megawatt solar farm in White County, Illinois. That is enough clean energy to power about 16,000 homes. Sierra Club intervened before the PSC in support of the Boomtown Solar Project. Ameren Missouri operates within a  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2023: * * * The United States - Vietnam Relationship: Celebrating 10 Years of Comprehensive Partnership and 28 Years of Diplomatic Relations This year is the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership launched by then-Presidents Obama and Sang in 2013. As we mark this anniversary, we look forward to expanding our partnership in the years ahead. Built on a foundation of t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") Director Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu about the promotion of left-wing political goals contributing to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"). The Utah-led letter notes that, prior to SVB's collapse,   more

HELSINKI, Finland, April 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * The University set emission reduction targets for its community in terms of facilities, procurement, travel and transport, and food. The University's multidisciplinary research, innovation activities and teaching are also making a significant contribution to sustainability efforts. * * * In its strategic plan, the University of Helsinki has set the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 20  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: A group of astronomers shared the stories behind their groundbreaking discoveries and lofty goals before a packed house gathered at University of Wisconsin-Madison's Marquee Theater on Thursday to celebrate the Investiture of Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. The scientists included UW-Madison professors Francis Halzen and Susanna Widicus Weaver, as well as Andrea Ghez, a professor at the   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Quantum Coordination Office issued the following agency statement on April 14, 2023: Every April 14th, scientists, international organizations, and government agencies around the world -- including OSTP -- mark World Quantum Day, an international, grassroots celebration of quantum science. April 14th -- or "4.14" -- marks the rounded first three digits of Planck's constant, a value which sets the quantum sc  more